Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho Genealogy

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City Hall

Caldwell City Hall
411 Blaine Street/P.O. Box 1179
Caldwell, Idaho 83605
(208) 455-4656

Resources

Church History and Records

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Current

3015 S Kimball Ave, Caldwell, ID 83605
(208) 459-2531

4509 S Montana Ave, Caldwell, ID 83607 
(208) 459-1248

Historical

Caldwell Branch was organized 1922-1924, and again 1934-1939. Caldwell Ward organized 1939, as part of Boise Idaho Stake. FHL

• Record of Members, 1934-1941
• Annual genealogical report, Form E 1922-1948

Episcopal

St. David Episcopal
Microfilm of records at Trinity Episcopal Church, Pocatello, Idaho. FHL

• Vol. 1-4 Baptisms 1931-1969
• Marriages 1932-1969
• Burials 1951-1969
• Church registers, v. 5-6 1969-1996 Baptisms, marriages, burials

Roman Catholic

St. Mary's Catholic Church
Microfilm of original registers at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise in Boise, Idaho. FHL

• Baptisms, v. 51-52 1959-1964
• Baptisms, v. 53 1920-1950
• Marriages and deaths 1920-1951
• Confirmations and communions Baptisms, v. 54 1950-1959
• Marriages 1951-1964
• Index to deaths 1952-1964
• Deaths, v. 54 (cont.) 1952-1964
• Confirmations and communions

Society of Friends (Quakers)

Current

There are three Society of Friends churches in Caldwell. All are part of the Caldwell region of the Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends.

Caldwell Friends Church
521 E. Elm St.
Caldwell, Idaho 83605-4871
Ph.: (208) 459-3390

Casa del Alfarero
Mailing:
2321 Rice Ave
Caldwell, ID 83605
Physical:
21463 W Main St.
Greenleaf, ID 83626
Ph.: (208) 922-8039

Tierra de Regocijo
521 E. Elm Street
Caldwell, Idaho 83605
Ph.: (208) 585-4052

Historical

Riverside Monthly Meeting
Valley Mound Monthly Meeting until October 1931, became Riverside Monthly Meeting
Microfilm of records of Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. FHL

• Monthly meeting minutes, 1917-1955

Caldwell Friends Church
Microfilm of records of Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon. FHL

• membership records, 1993

Directories

The Idaho State Archives in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.

Funeral Homes

Dakan Funeral Chapel
504 S Kimball Ave
Caldwell, ID 83605 US
(208) 459-3629

Flahiff Funeral Chapel
Po Box 726
Caldwell, ID 83606 US
(208) 459-0833

History

Frank Steunenberg, Idaho’s governor from 1897 through 1900, who was murdered after leaving his home office in Caldwell, Idaho. Steunenberg home located on the southeast corner of Dearborn and 16th street, he opened his gate, and the bomb exploded killing him. Harry Orchard fixed the bomb to the gate, he was a member of Western Federation of Miners, confessed and went to prison.

1906 the Union Pacific railroad announced the intention to build a large depot building. In 1889, citizens petitioned the railroad for a new depot. Caldwell became a major shipping point for sheep and the wool industries.

Newspapers

Historical

Copies of the following newspapers published in Caldwell are included in the collections of the Idaho State Archives in Boise.

Blab -- 1910:10:17, 1912:8:5, 11:11  
Caldwell daily news -- 1907:10:5-1923:4:30 
Caldwell daily news -- 1920:10:29  
Caldwell daily news -- 1922:6:26  
Caldwell news -- 1904:12:3, 1905:12:6, 1906:11:21 
Caldwell news -- 1918:10:3  
Caldwell news -- 1926:1:7-1928: 4:5 
Caldwell news-tribune -- 1928:4:12-1975:12:31  
Caldwell progress bulletin -- 1959:10:14-1959:12:2  
Caldwell record -- 1897:3:3, 1901:2:27  
Caldwell record -- 1897:2:17, 1898:5:11, 8:17, 1900:2:7, 2:14 
Caldwell times -- 1983:1: 13-1985: 4:17 
Caldwell tribune -- 1883: 12:22-1926:12:31 
Caldwell tribune -- 1895:6:8, 1898:5:21, 1906:11:24 
Gem State rural -- 1895:9:15-1916:9: 
Idaho Granger --  1931:5:-1946:1: 
Idaho woman -- 1897:4:15 
News-tribune -- 1967:1:2-1980:6:30 
Shovel -- vol. 1/1 no date